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Living with HIV/AIDS

I find out I have HIV last year October after I have a tummy tuck operation. My world crashes down in 5 seconds, I was thinking of my mother who I have to take care of... My doctor was very supportive she consoled me and told me that my life will not stop there. Now I visit a specialist of HIV and AIDS and have to take blood every 3 months. Thank god my CD4 is very high and I do not have to take any pills yet.

I like some of the other stories I have read was born with HIV. I told that I had HIV a month after my 18th birthday, a few weeks before I left home for university in the US. My parents couldn't believe that I handled the situation so well the feared the worst, that I would be hysterical but I told them that I guess I always knew I just never really truly accepted. I was hoping I would be wrong. It's been almost 9 months since then and 8 since I started living on my own. Learning to take my medication on time, dealing with getting prescriptions, getting health insurance and seeking medical...
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I am 33 years old and I have been living with HIV for 14 teen years. I found out when I was pregnant and had to take some test it was a dramatic result but I’m living a healthy life with 3 healthy negative children....

I wanted to write to encourage everyone living with HIV to stay positive no matter what. I am negative by the grace of God. However I lost my beautiful sister who was only 43 and my two brothers.... Coming from an African country, the stigma attached to having HIV is what kills people. We would rather hide behind witchcraft and ignorance than face the truth. I urge people from all over the world to get tested and know your status.

I’ am not positive, but when I was 10yrs I saw my mother crying and I had no idea why... My mother is positive and when I first found out that she had the HIV I thought she would become very sick and die.....But I'm proud to say she is living a healthy life and stays strong...